“Penny and others on the committee, as well as members of the Board of Finance, have been thinking for the past few months, you can’t just look at one building. We have too many buildings,” Mallozzi said.

The new committee will focus on a group of town buildings including the Playhouse Theater, Vine Cottage, Waveny House and the former Outback Teen Center, many of which have garnered attention recently, either for failing physical conditions, a lack of viable uses, or a combination of both.

“Certainly there are some buildings coming into play much more quickly, for instance Waveny, the teen center, the Vine Cottage,” Mallozzi said. “The good news is, in speaking with Penny, speaking with Bill Holmes, speaking with folks on the committee and the new folks, they all want to get this done within six months.”